Canonical coronation

An Example of a Papal Bull. This is a bull from Pope Urban VIII, 1637, sealed with a leaden bulla.

A Canonical Coronation is an act of the Pope, duly expressed through a Papal Bull, wherein the Roman Catholic Church recognizes an image of the Virgin Mary under a specific name being venerated in a certain locality. The venerated image should be historically old, acclaimed, and in times of need serves as a beacon of faith and hope among the people. Coronation is one form of reverence frequently shown to images of the Virgin Mary. Canonical Coronation also manifests recognition of the fervent devotion of the faithful of a locality to the Virgin Mary.

The Catholic custom of crowning images is a very ancient practice. It originated in 1640 when Alejandro Sfortia, Marquis of Placencia died, leaving in his will a provision in which a large sum of money was to be invested and the proceeds to form a fund for the purchase of crowns of precious metals for the coronation of the most celebrated images in the world. It is especially from the end of the 16th century that in the West, the practice became widespread for the faithful, both religious and laity, to crown images of the Blessed Virgin. The popes not only endorsed this custom but on many occasions, either personally or through bishop-delegates, carried out the coronation of specific images of the Virgin Mary.

The growth of the custom led to the composition of a special rite for crowning images of Mary, and in the 19th century this was incorporated into the Roman liturgy. By means of this rite the Church proclaims that the Virgin Mary is rightly regarded and invoked as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

Canonically Crowned Images in the Philippines

Title of the Image	Date of Coronation	Place of Devotion	Papal Bull
Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (Since 1593)	Oct. 5, 1907	Intramuros, Manila	Pope St. Pius X
Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia (Since 1710)	Sept. 19,1924	Naga, Bicol	Pope Pius XI
Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (1605 Arrival)	April 12, 1926	Manaoag, Pangasinan	Pope Pius XI
Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (1626 Arrival)	Nov. 25, 1926	Antipolo, Rizal	Pope Pius XI
Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (1604 arrival)	June 20, 1954	Piat, Cagayan	Pope Pius XII
Nuestra Señora de la Regla (Since 1735)	Nov. 27, 1954	Opon, Cebu	Pope Pius XII
Nuestra Señora de Caysasay (1611 Discovery)	Dec. 8, 1954	Taal, Batangas	Pope Pius XII
Nuestra Señora de Guía (1571 Discovery)	Dec. 30, 1955	Ermita, Manila	Pope Pius XII
Nuestra Señora de Caridad (Since 1700's)	Jan. 12, 1956	Bantay, Ilocos Sur	Pope Pius XII
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (Since 1955)	Sept. 8, 1956	San Fernando, Pampanga	Pope Pius XII
Nuestra Señora del Pronto Socorro (Since 1700's)	1958	Boac, Marinduque	Pope Pius XII
Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (1718 Discovery)	April 18, 1959	Orani, Bataan	Pope John XXIII
1Nuestra Señora de Namacpacan (1822 Arrival)	Nov. 25, 1959	Luna, La Union	Pope John XXIII
Nuestra Señora de la Divina Pastora (Since 1802)	April 26, 1964	Gapan, Nueva Ecija	Pope Paul VI
Nuestra Señora de Caridad (Since 1578)	May 1, 1971	Agoo, La Union	Pope Paul VI
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Since 1630's)	Feb. 20, 1981	Jaro, Iloilo	Pope John Paul II
Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia (Since 1660's)	1985	Paco, Manila	Pope John Paul II
Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción (Since 1700)	1987	Concepción, Malabon	Pope John Paul II
Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (1719 Arrival)	May 12, 1991	Santa Ana, Manila	Pope John Paul II
Nuestra Señora del Carmen (1617 Arrival)	Aug. 18, 1991	Quiapo, Manila	Pope John Paul II
Nuestra Señora de la Consolación y Correa (Since 1677)	Sept. 5, 2000	Intramuros, Manila	Pope John Paul II
Nuestra Señora de Buensuceso (1625 Discovery)	Sept. 8, 2000	La Huerta, Parañaque	Pope John Paul II
Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Since 1902)	Oct. 23, 2005	Marikina City	Pope Benedict XVI

Crowning Rites

Hereunder is the list of cardinals, bishops and archbishops who held the crowning rites:

• Most Rev. Ambrosio Aguis, OSB
  

- Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (La Naval de Manila)

• Most Rev. Guglielmo Piani, SDB
  

- Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Naga
- Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de Manaoag

• Most Rev. Michael O'Doherty
  

- Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaj de Antipolo

• Most Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi
  

- Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de Piat
- Nuestra Señora de la Regla de Opon
- Nuestra Señora de Guía de Ermita
- Nuestra Señora de Caridad de Bantay
- Nuestra Señora de los Remedios de San Fernando

• Most Rev. Alfredo Ma. Obviar
  

- Nuestra Señora del Pronto Socorro de Boac

• His Eminence Fernando Cardinal Palacios
  

- Nuestra Señora de Caysasay de Taal

• Most. Rev. Salvatore Siino
  

- Nuestra Señora de Namacpacan de Luna

• Most. Rev. Mariano Gaviola
  

- Nuestra Señora de la Divina Pastora de Gapan

• Most Rev. Carmine Rocco
  

- Nuestra Señora de Caridad de Agoo

• Most Rev. Gian Vincenzo Moreni
  

- Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Manila

• His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Sin, DD
  

- Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Manila
- Nuestra Señora de la Consolación y Correa de Manila
- Nuestra Señora de Buensuceso de Parañaque

• Most Rev. Gaudencio Rosales, DD
  

- Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Marikina

• Records are not Available.
  

- Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de Orani
- Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Jaro
- Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Manila
- Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción

External Links

• All set for 50th Anniversary of Canonical Coronation of Virgen delos Remedios
• The 39th Anniversay Coronation of La Divina Pastora
  
• The Centennial of the Canonical Coronation of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary - La Naval de Manila